Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters traveling with the president in Florida that he will make a statement about the deadly shootings in Aurora, Colo., during "shortened remarks" at a campaign rally Friday in Fort Myers, Fl.

He is scheduled to speak at the Harbor Side Event Center at 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time.

He issued a statement earlier in the morning calling the movie theater massacre "horrifying" and pledging federal support. More on that here.

UPDATE: The president is cutting short his campaign schedule and returning to the White House after speaking in Fort Myers. More on that here.